Established in 1603 as the seat of Tokugawa Ieyasu's military government (Edo bakufu), Tokyo has fallen, rebuilt itself and forged ahead time and again - after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and later the US bombing raids in WWII. Even now, where new growth doesn't seem possible, construction cranes wing toward the sky. Now with a population of 8.1 million (23 wards), for many Tokyo seems like the place to be in Japan. Many rural youths head to Tokyo for the opportunity its skyscrapers promise. First-time visitors to Japan will be surprised at the variety of dimension and local color in Tokyo neighborhoods - neon in Shinjuku, old wooden structures in the shitamachi area, teenage flamboyance in Harajuku, and exclusive shopping in Ginza. Wherever you happen to find yourself in Tokyo, you'll feel its pulse.

Lodging & Neighborhood:

Shinjuku Washington Hotel (Annex)	Shinjuku District	Isetan Department Store	Kinokuniya Bookstore
Sumitomo Sankaku Building	Takashimaya Times Square (scroll down)	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Some Attractions:

Akasaka Shisen Hanten	Asakusa District	Edo-Tokyo Museum	Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum
Ginza District	Ginza Rokusan-tei	Imperial Palace	Kabuki-za Theater
La Rochelle	National Diet Building: House of Councillors	National Diet Building: House of Representatives	National No Theater
National Theater	Odaiba District	Roppongi District	Shibuya, Harajuku, & Aoyama Area
Theater Museum of Waseda University	Tokyo Water Cruise	Yasukuni Shrine	Meiji Shrine

Additional Resources:
Tokyo Convention & Visitor Bureau
Regional Tourist Guide-Tokyo (by Japan National Tourist Organization)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Taito Ward (Asakusa belongs to Taito Ward)
Tokyo Yokohama Information
Gourmet Navigator-Tokyo
Tokyo Food Page

Information on Yokohama & Kamakura:
* Both cities are located in Kanagawa Prefecture (next to Tokyo) and easily accessible from Tokyo by train.
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa NOW International (by Kanagawa Prefectural Tourist Association)
Regional Tourist Guide-Kanagawa (by Japan National Tourist Organization)
Yokohama City
Yokohama Convention & Visitor Bureau
Tokyo Yokohama Information
Kamakura City